M&A Deal Summary

Dow Jones & Co. Acquires Oxford Analytica

On February 24, 2025, Dow Jones & Co. acquired business services company Oxford Analytica from FiscalNote

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Dow Jones & Co.’s 2nd transaction in the Business Services sector.
  • This is Dow Jones & Co.’s 4th transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2025-02-24
Target Oxford Analytica
Sector Business Services
Buyer(s) Dow Jones & Co.
Sellers(s) FiscalNote
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Oxford Analytica

Oxford, United Kingdom
Oxford Analytica is an independent geopolitical analysis and advisory firm drawing on a worldwide network of experts to advise our clients on their strategies, operations, policies, and investments. Oxford Analytica was founded in 1975 and is based in Oxford, England.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Dow Jones & Co.

New York, New York, United States

Category Company
Founded 1882
Sector Information Services
Revenue 1.5B USD (2009)
DESCRIPTION
Dow Jones news ticker in Times Square.
Dow Jones news ticker in Times Square.

Dow Jones is a global provider of news and business information, delivering content to consumers and organizations around the world across multiple formats, including print, digital, mobile and live events. Dow Jones has produced content for more than 130 years and today has one of the largest newsgathering operations globally. It produces publications and products including the Wall Street Journal, Factiva, Barron’s, MarketWatch, Financial News, DJX, Dow Jones Risk & Compliance, Dow Jones Newswires, and Dow Jones VentureSource. Dow Jones was formed in 1882 and is based in New York City.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 9 of 10
Sector: Business Services M&A 2 of 2
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 2 of 2
Country: United Kingdom M&A 4 of 4
Year: 2025 M&A 2 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-02-24 Dragonfly Eye

London, United Kingdom

Dragonfly Eye is a geopolitical and security intelligence provider of actionable data and analysis delivered through Dragonfly’s SaaS-based, proprietary Security Intelligence and Analysis Service (SIAS) subscription platform and API. Dragonfly Eye was founded in 2021 and is based in London, England.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-09-18 Eco-Movement

Utrecht, Netherlands

Eco-Movement is a global platform for EV charge point location and pricing data. Customers of the platform include navigation and map providers, OEMs, charge point operators, analysts and the public sector. Eco-Movement was formed in 2016 and is headquartered in Utrecht, Netherlands.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

FiscalNote

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Category Company
Founded 2013
Sector Information Services
Employees456
Revenue 120M USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION

FiscalNote is a technology and media company that provides information services and software that connects the world to their governments. As the premier hub of domestic and global government information, FiscalNote’s suite of software solutions offers customers and readers policy data, news, analysis and journalism. For organizations facing government impact, FiscalNote is the platform for professionals to plan and execute their organization’s government risk strategy. FiscalNote was founded in 2013 and is based in Washington DC.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 5
Sector: Business Services M&A 2 of 2
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 3 of 4
Country: United Kingdom M&A 2 of 2
Year: 2025 M&A 2 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-02-24 Dragonfly Eye

London, United Kingdom

Dragonfly Eye is a geopolitical and security intelligence provider of actionable data and analysis delivered through Dragonfly’s SaaS-based, proprietary Security Intelligence and Analysis Service (SIAS) subscription platform and API. Dragonfly Eye was founded in 2021 and is based in London, England.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-07-01 TimeBase

Pyrmont, Australia

TimeBase is a provider of legislative research and tracking tools that help organizations understand and keep up to date with Australian legislation. TimeBase was founded in 1995 and is based in Pyrmont, Australia.

Sell $7M